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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 58

Infected Areas declared under Citrus Canker Regulations 1945.—
(Notice No. Ag. 4320)

Department of Agriculture,
Wellington, 13th August, 1946.

IT is hereby notified for public information that the several areas
of land described in the Schedule hereto have been declared
to be infected areas for the purposes of the Citrus Canker Regulations
1945.

SCHEDULE

ALL that piece of land containing 4 acres, more or less, being parts
Sections 1 and 17, Fitzroy District, all land in certificate of title
74/241, Lots 41, 42, 43, and 44, D.P. 1619, being part Sections 17, 6,
and 27, Fitzroy District, being all the land in certificate of title
45/193.

All those pieces of land containing 51 acres 0 roods 12 perches,
more or less, being Lot 35 on D.P. 1619, being Lot 39 on D.P. 1619,
being Lot 40 on D.P. 1619, being Lot 45 on D.P. 1619, and being also
part Section 17, Fitzroy District, being part of the land in certificate
of title 99/289 on D.P. 3030.

All that piece of land containing 2 acres 0 roods 36·67 perches,
more or less, being 1/182/874, Lot 16, on D.P. 26973, of Allotment
65, Tauranga Subdivision, Block X, Tauranga Survey District ; and

All those pieces of land containing 3 roods 11 perches, more or
less, being 1/182/92, Lots 12, 4, and 7, on D.P. 26973, of Allotment
65, Tauranga Subdivision, Block X, Tauranga Survey District.

W. K. DALLAS,
Director of the Horticulture Division.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES

Land for Selection.—Nelson Land District

APPLICATIONS (on the appropriate form) for the land described
in the Schedule below close at the Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, on Monday, 9th September, 1946, at 4 p.m. The ballot
will be held at the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, on
Wednesday, 11th September, 1946, at 11 o’clock a.m.

SCHEDULE

ORGAN’S DEVELOPMENT BLOCK

SECTION 47 (formerly part Section 28, Block VII, and
Sections 123 and 124, Square 141), Block VII,
Kawatiri Survey District
.. .. .. A. B. P.
220 2 20

Section 15 (formerly part Section 28, Block VII,
Kawatiri Survey District, Sections 5 and 6,
Block I, Ohika Survey District, and Sections 125,
126, 127, and 128, Square 141), Block I, Ohika
Survey District
.. .. .. .. 549 0 12

Total .. .. .. .. 769 2 32

Rental value, £650.
Loading for improvements, £2,050.

Description

Situated on Nine Mile Road, five miles south of Westport,
five miles from dairy factory, and thirty-five miles from saleyards :
access by metalled road. Property, which is watered by river
and creeks, is flat and undulating, a small portion of the lower
flats being subject to high flood waters of the Buller River. Soil
is fair loam on lower flats, and clayey and wet in places along road
frontage ; gravel subsoil. 70 acres good pasture, 60 acres fair
pasture with rushes, &c., 148 acres bush felled and grassed, 318
acres in bush, 102 acres scrub with some rough feed, this latter
area being mainly wet and swampy. Some blackberry on lower
flats. Suitable for mixed grazing. Improvements comprise
cottage, garage, two cow-sheds, shed (24 ft. by 12 ft.), and old barn.
(N.B.—Two sheds, 20 ft. by 12 ft., with lean-to 12 ft., and 24 ft.
by 14 ft., and two corrugated-iron movable sheds each 8 ft. by
6 ft. are not included in the offering but are for sale for removal.)
Fencing : half-share in 270 chains boundary, 134 chains road-
fencing, and 416 chains internal ; and 690 chains of drains (open
cut).

N.B.—Applicants must satisfy themselves as to these parti-
culars, which are inserted for general information and as a guide
to possible applicants.

Terms and Conditions of Selection

The land is offered for selection on renewable lease under
section 5 of the Small Farms Amendment Act, 1939.

Term : Thirty-three years perpetually renewable, but with no
right to acquire the freehold. Rents on renewals are fixed by agree-
ment with Land Settlement Board, or, failing that, by arbitration.

Annual Rental : £29 5s., payable half-yearly in advance on
1st January and 1st July in each year, each half-yearly instalments
being subject to a rebate of £1 12s. 6d. if paid within one month
of due date and providing there are no arrears. No rebate on
first half-year’s rent,

Value of improvements is payable as follows : (a) In cash,
or (b) cash (£150) and balance secured by mortgage over 36½ years,
interest at 5 per cent. payable by seventy-two half-yearly instal-
ments of £56 7s. 4d. consisting of principal and interest, and one
final instalment of £57 14s. 3d. Interest portion of each instalment
is subject to a rebate of one-tenth if paid within one month of due
date and providing that there are no arrears of instalments.
Instalments are due on 1st January and 1st July in each year.

NOTE

(i) Preference is given to discharged servicemen.

(ii) Rental for a discharged serviceman is at 2 per cent. per
annum, of the rental value of £650 for the first year and 3 per cent.
per annum for subsequent years. No rebate is allowable on these
rates, and rent is payable at the end of each half-yearly period.

(iii) Interest-rate to a discharged serviceman is similarly 2 per
cent. for first year and 3 per cent. thereafter with no rebate.

(iv) If a discharged serviceman selector transfers (with consent)
to a person other than a discharged serviceman the rent and interest
rates set out in (ii) and (iii) cease, and rent and interest revert to
“civilian” rates.

County Rates.—The Government valuation for rating purposes
is : Unimproved, £955 ; improvements, £1,805 ; capital value,
£2,760.

Residence is compulsory throughout term of lease ; lessee
may not transfer, mortgage, assign, charge, or in any way part with
the possession of the land without the prior consent of the Minister
of Lands on the recommendation of the Land Settlement Board.

The lessee shall farm the land diligently and in a husbandlike
manner, shall keep the land clear of noxious weeds and rabbits,
shall keep open all creeks, drains, and watercourses, and shall not
fell any trees without permission.

The lessee shall repair, maintain, and keep in good and sub-
stantial repair, order, and condition all buildings, fences, and
erecti ons on the land.

If the lessee makes default in the observance or performance
of any condition expressed or implied, the lease may be terminated.

The successful applicant may be required to subscribe to an
approved form of revenue control.

If the applicant is a discharged serviceman his eligibility and
grading certificate must be attached to the application or produced
for inspection at the ballot.

Lease fee, £1 1s., and mortgage fee, £1 1s., are payable by the
successful applicant. He is also required (unless a discharged
serviceman) to pay, immediately on being declared successful, the
first half-year’s rent and rent between date of granting and 31st
December.

E. P. WAKELIN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(L. and S. 36/1420.)

Land in Nelson Land District for Lease

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 20th August, 1946.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned section in
the Westport Colliery Reserve is open for lease by ballot
under the Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Amend-
ment Act, 1926, the Public Bodies’ Leases Act, 1908, and the Land
Laws Amendment Act, 1944 ; and applications will be received at
the District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, up to 4 o’clock p.m.
on Monday, 9th September, 1946.

Applicants should appear personally for examination at the
District Lands and Survey Office, Nelson, on Wednesday, 11th
September, 1946, at 10 o’clock a.m., but if any applicant is unable
to attend he may be examined by any other Land Board or by any
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The ballot will be held immediately upon conclusion of the
examination of applicants and the successful applicant is required
to pay immediately at conclusion of ballot a deposit comprising
the first half-year’s rent, broken-period rent, and lease fee.

SCHEDULE

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.—WESTPORT COLLIERY RESERVE

Borough of Westport.—Town of Westport

SECTION 136 : Area, 16·23 perches. Half-yearly rent, 15s.

This section is situated in Adderley Street, Westport, and is a
flat building section.

NOTE.—Term of lease will be twenty-one years, with perpetual
right of renewal at revaluation at the end of each successive term
of twenty-one years.

Any further information desired may be obtained from the
undersigned.

E. P. WAKELIN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

(H.O. 22/337/126 ; D.O, Tr. 725.)